Because it's cool to look like an astronaut behind the wheel.

, or AO sunglasses as they're more commonly known, were the first sunglasses to land on the moon. AO have been standard issue to U.S. pilots and astronauts
since 1958, and have been worn by heroes like Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell, and Chuck Yeager. The pair worn by Armstrong during Apollo 11 is now on permanent
display at the Smithsonian.

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Surprisingly, they only cost $88 a pair and can be picked up in a variety of lens and frame colors – all of them are original U.S. Airforce and
NASA spec units.